Hello we are the Scherfs and we full-time it in our 2023 Keystone Cougar 2100 RK Sport When the weather is good, the central coast is one of our favorites. We are not ones for staying at the same places all the time so join us as we find something new and we fly by the seat of our pants with no reservations made.
Greenfield, Ca
We rolled out of Morgan Hill on a bright and sunny Monday morning, and I called ahead to see if Yanks had availability for 2 nights. Sure enough they did! We drove the 80 miles down the 101 south of Monterey and landed at Yanks RV It seems to be a fairly new park with few trees, but the sites are pretty awesome. Our pull through site was perfect for us to unhitch in case we needed to go anywhere. This fits the bill of luxurious resort.
There’s a heated pool with a hot tub and an outdoor sitting area with a fireplace right outside the gate. Next to the sitting area is a clubhouse for your club rally or family reunion. There’s also a fitness center with a few machines inside. This is a beautiful park with nice proximity to the freeway. Only downside for us was we were kept inside most of the time we were there due to those lovely California rains! But hey, at least it was beautiful when we got there and beautiful when we left!
Paso Robles, Ca
We found this cute little RV park off the 101 called Paso Robles RV Ranch. https://www.pasoroblesrvranch.com/ There is something to be said for small parks. They usually are not crowded, they are unique and are often more affordable than the big RV parks. We called 2 hours before arriving and with our Good Sam discount we stayed for $73.70 for 1 night
When you first pull up to the office, you see one small vineyard along with views of 8 or so other vineyards. Our paperwork was on the window and we never even went into the office so I can’t even tell you what the office looks like.
Across the driveway was a beautiful green area just outside the office. A picnic area and the pool are also close by. We weren’t there long enough to enjoy their beautiful amenities, but a walk around the grounds is always a good time.
Since we are full timers, getting propane is a must to support us with heat and my favorite activity of sitting by our Outland Fire Bowl that travels with us.
We highly recommend this little park, both for it’s locale and the very personable owner we were able to chat with.
We didn’t have very far to go so we decided to spend a few hours and have lunch at a spot that had views that one dreams about. Any guesses where? Here is a clue!
Did you guess Morro Bay? What a great place to stop, put the slide out, have lunch and enjoy the views. After lunch we drove 10 min. to our RV park in Morro Bay. We had no idea what to expect and it was a diamond on the coast.
We learned, as much time as we have spent on the coast in 30 years, we never gave Morro Bay a chance. It was less crowded that other beach cities near by that are far more popular and their was a lot of shopping to do in town.
We didn’t feel like cooking our first night so we decided to get dinner to go.
We picked up dinner at Rose’s and it was quite good. I had the Halibut and my husband had the Morro Bay Fish.
Just before retrieving our dinner, we sat at the Marina and watched the spectacular sunset. I can never get enough sunsets in my life. What a sight!
Wildlife of Morro Bay
The birds of the Marina seemed to want their picture taken as the posed for me. Can you hear the pigeon say this is my good side? I can’t get over a pigeon is such a dirty bird but so pretty in color.
The water creatures were a little harder to capture. The sea lions sunning on a dock a bit of a ways out are hard to see but boy could you hear them loud and clear. And the sea otters were difficult to get as well but with patience, I did manage to get one.
The next day we explored the park. The office is the first thing you see when you enter the park. We got our directions to our site which looked like a doozy! Blind side back-in to a cul-de-sac??? That’s a new one! Achievement unlocked!! We worked as a team and actually made it look easy if I don’t mind saying so myself!
There aren’t a whole lot of amenities here, but with the ocean so close, there’s plenty of entertainment nearby. They do have quite a few laundry facilities and a off leash area for our dog Jessie
The Views are amazing
I can’t even get over these views on this beautiful day!
Be sure to check out the three 450 ft. iconic smoke stacks in Morro Bay. The power plant has been at its waterfront location before the city was even incorporated. It used to burn natural gas to generate electricity, but was permanently shuttered in 2014. My husband captured this unique view of the stacks with his drone. Current City Plans are for the stacks to be torn down by Dec. 2027. https://www.morrobay.org/plan/frequently-asked-questions/#:~:text=What%20are%20those%20three%20stacks,it%20was%20shut%20in%202014.
What to do while here
Shopping! We went into town and spent a couple hours walking around town. I did manage to spent some of Andrew’s hard earned cash while we were out. There are outlets in Pismo Beach as well that you can spend some time at https://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlet/pismo-beach
Whale Watching I would have loved to go out whale watching but it was the wrong season. Be sure to check out what month is a good time to go out.
Wine Tasting There are too many places to list to visit. We drove to Avila Beach to meet a friend to go to Peloton Cellars to do some tasting. We enjoyed our experience and each bought a bottle of wine.
Food in Avila
After wine tasting, we had dinner at Custom House and I can honestly say the food was really good but the service was lacking. We looked at the menu online to determine if that was where we wanted to go. When we got our menus, they were not the same. We still had a great time sitting outdoors and enjoying the sunset while we had our dinner. https://oldcustomhouse.com/
So for 2 nights, we paid about $129 which we didn’t think was too bad since you’re on the California coast. We enjoyed catching up with our friend and dined well while we were here.
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